reproduce
verb (used with object)
to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of.
are reproducing
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present progressiveof reproduce.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"If you have extreme pollution at a time when these species are reproducing, then you don't have the next generation of those species," Dr Jimenez-Guri said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
Scientists say being struck by vessels and entanglement in fishing gear are the two biggest threats to right whales, which are dying faster than they are reproducing.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Scientists are reproducing that scent, saying it could help make people more alert.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2022
The fish are reproducing all year round, with a peak during the rainy season—just as native zebrafish do in Asia.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 11, 2022
Rail trips through Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland revealed the fact that thousands of acres once under cultivation are now in timber, and that old forest lands are reproducing.
From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress
